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Roger breezes through opener

22.06.2009 | Tennis

Roger began his campaign to regain his Wimbledon crown with a solid victory in the opening match today, defeating Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.

Our champ once again entered the court in a stylish outfit. This year, he went for a military-style jacket, which he stripped off to reveal a silk waistcoat worn over his more conventional tennis clothes.

Roger said: "It might look easy, but it is not. The first round is a lot different to say rounds two, three and four. You want to get off to a good start, get it out of the way and find your way into a tournament. Once you're in it, things seem a lot easier because your mind is in the tournament. But it is not easy, and Lu showed that today. It was a tough first set, and he remained tough throughout the game and that was good for me."

His first serve percentage was good, he kept unforced errors almost to a bare minimum when compared with his winners. All in all, Roger gave an allround performance today, which could in fact be taken as just a practice match for the next few days to come and which should get even better in the next set of matches to follow.

Congratulations on a superb victory Champ! You played extremely well and all of your shots were solid and beautiful to watch. Your shot around the net post was my favourite of the whole match and perhaps yours as well! I absolutely loved your stylish new

JJfromUK*****Thanks for your posted message. I know how you feel about Roger. I feel the same way. He has GOT to be the best of everything I could ever name. Ha.I don't care for Sharapova as she screams too much. I wonder if this will eventually harm her